Hyco Lake water level today
Lake in Person County, North Carolina
At a glance · Oct 23
Hyco Lake is 2.0 ft lower than normal for Oct 23, lower than on this date in all of the last 6 years.
- This week→ Steady
- Lowest on record↓ 407.69 ft (2026)
Compared with this gauge's own records for the same date. A statistical guide, not advice.
Today compared with past years on Oct 23
Where today's reading sits among this gauge's own records for the same date (±3 days). A statistical guide, not advice.
What this means
It is lower than on Oct 23 in every one of the last 6 years on record.
The lake has fallen 0.06 ft in 7 days and fallen 0.25 ft in 30 days.
Since 2009, the lowest daily level was 407.69 ft (Oct 2026) and the highest 415.17 ft (Jul 2025).
Hyco Lake level chart
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2026 compared with 2025
Each year drawn on the same January–December axis, over this gauge's normal range for each date. Hover or tap a point for its value.
Same date in past years
| Date | Level | vs today |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2025 | 410.05 ft | ▲ 2.38 ft |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 410.23 ft | ▲ 2.56 ft |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 409.41 ft | ▲ 1.74 ft |
| Oct 23, 2022 | 409.67 ft | ▲ 2.00 ft |
| Oct 23, 2017 | 409.13 ft | ▲ 1.46 ft |
| Oct 23, 2016 | 410.28 ft | ▲ 2.61 ft |
Records & details
- Highest
- 415.17 ft on Jul 7, 2025
- Lowest
- 407.69 ft on Oct 21, 2026
- Records from
- 2009 (17 years of daily data)
- Water temperature
- Not measured here
Lake Hyco Dam
- Height
- 68 ft
- Completed
- 1963
- Purposes
- Recreation; Water Supply
- Owner
- Duke Energy Corporation
- Normal storage
- 78,000 acre-ft
- Surface area
- 4,015 acres
National Inventory of Dams (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers). All dam facts →
Weather & wind
Wind NE 8 mph
Wind NE 2 to 7 mph
Wind NE 3 to 8 mph
Wind NE 1 to 7 mph
Wind NE 3 to 7 mph
Wind NE 0 to 6 mph
NOAA National Weather Service forecast for this lake's location, updated 1 h ago.